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nearby where ships could be loaded. Davies sought a licence to work the area in 1879, but was rejected. He eventually obtained timber rights in 1882, and over the following years he consolidated with numerous additional land purchases and licences. His business prospered, and he built numerous saw
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station, and was the company's managing director until 1913. He made various acquisitions that he eventually amalgamated into
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